Boosting tobacco treatment help for VA patients with mental illness
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests a program to help healthcare providers in VA Maryland clinics offer more support for quitting tobacco to Veterans who have serious mental illness. It may help you if you are a Veteran who smokes and has a mental health appointment coming up.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a healthcare provider working at specific VA Maryland clinics (like Critical Time Intervention or outpatient psychiatry)
- Or, you are a Veteran with a serious mental illness who has had a VA appointment in the last 30 days
- You currently smoke or use tobacco (based on a positive tobacco screen)
- You have an appointment scheduled with a psychiatric prescriber in the next 30 days
- You are not already taking medication to help you quit smoking (bupropion, varenicline, or nicotine replacement therapy)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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